The first day Lucho Romero impressively climbed and aided up the faint knife blade crack to the roof before handing over the reins. The second, we attempted some bizarre back-tensioned top rope setup, but I was far too chicken shit to commit to pulling on the holds in the ceiling.

“Dreamline” (WI6+, 1,260′) Feb, 21, 2017 Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada Joe Terravecchia,Will Mayo and Anna Pfaff climbed a new, and spectacular line today, “Dreamline” (WI6+, 1,260′). Dreamline is a spray ice climb to the right of The Pissing Mare Waterfall on Western Brook Pond. Joe and Casey Shaw have been dreaming of, and eyeing this line since 1997, […]

“Last Call” FA: Peter Doucette & Travis Weil Jan 22, 2016 WI6, M6+, 30m Peter Doucette and Travis Weil did a what they believe is a new route on the South Face of Frankenstein Cliff, Crawford Notch NH. It is to the right of Bayard’s and Josh Hurst’s line “Strippers” and Left of Wrath of the Valkyries. It was first tried […]

A New Ice Climb in the Remote Panther Gorge Adirondacks, NY by Kevin MacKenzie – adirondackmountaineering.com The cold winter of 2015 seemed to last forever. Perhaps it was the weather, perhaps the weather in combination with the pressures of life. In any case, our plans came to life as the sub-zero spell finally broke. Our […]

A new climb on Gothics East Face Four Rings of Saturn – NEI 4 / 235′ Adirondacks NY Location – Satellite Image FA: Kevin MacKenzie & Matt Dobbs – March 7, 2015 Though everything in the backcountry is alluring, a few places and features intrigue me more than others. Most of the upper Great Range holds a special place […]